Rajapakse regime released 2000 Prisoners of War belonging to Tamil Rebel LTTE - amidst recent furore over Channel 4 Video depicting gross War Crimes. HWV was the first to publish that Channel 4 Video later picked up by Indian Express.
Libya witness to RT: Rebels killing civilians, food & water short
From: RussiaToday | Oct 3, 2011 | 7,983 views
As the forces of Libya’s new rulers continue their siege of the two remaining Gaddafi strongholds, we spoke to an eye witness. A woman from Tripoli, who asked that we call her Selma, was in Beni Walid a day ago. Speaking in a low voice in fear for her life, she said former rebels care little about the well being of civilians
Former Tamil Tiger rebels released in Sri Lanka
From: AlJazeeraEnglish | Oct 4, 2011 | 102 views
Almost two thousand former rebel fighters in Sri Lanka have been released.
They were among thousands of Tamil Tigers who surrendered or were arrested near the end of the bloody civil war, which spanned more than a quarter of a century.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said, at a ceremony to announce their release on Friday at which 1,800 former fighters were hosted, that they must move forward and work together in the future.
Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from the capital, Colombo
NY Violence: ‘Media happy to show protests but not in our backyards’
From: RussiaToday | Oct 3, 2011 | 17,567 views
A wave of public discontent in the U.S. shows no sign of abating, following Saturday’s protest, where hundreds of peaceful demonstrators were arrested, sparking accusations of heavy-handed policing. Defiant anti-Wall street activists refuse to back down, saying more marches against corporate greed and social inequality are in the pipeline. Both the crackdown on Wall street and the way existing financial institutions are run, show that ‘U.S. democracy’ is just an empty phrase – that’s according to UK-based investigative journalist Tony Gosling.
Manchester March: Over 30,000 protest UK govt cuts push
From: RussiaToday | Oct 3, 2011 | 7,648 views
Tens of thousands have marched through the northern British city of Manchester in another protest at austerity cuts to public services and pensions. The rally, in opposition to the governing coalition and organised by trade unions, coincided with the ruling Conservative Party’s Conference in the city.
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